“Put it aside for a few days, or longer, do other things, try not to think about it. Then sit down and read it (printouts are best I find, but that’s just me) as if you’ve never seen it before. Start at the beginning. Scribble on the manuscript as you go if you see anything you want to change. And of…”— Neil Gaiman, journal.neilgaiman.com
“What I try to do is write. I may write for two weeks ‘the cat sat on the mat, that is that, not a rat.’ And it might be just the most boring and awful stuff. But I try. When I’m writing, I write. And then it’s as if the muse is convinced that I’m serious and says, ‘Okay. Okay. I’ll come.’”— Maya Angelou, amazon.com
“If I could have talked to my 19- or 20-year-old self, I would have said, 'You're going to be fine. It ain't that serious!'”— Queen Latifah, refinery29.com
“Just ask a question, that's it. Because women do not care about what you have to say at all and all they want to do is talk about themselves.”— Seth Rogen, Cal, amazon.com
“The most important thing if you want a long and happy marriage is to choose well in the first place.”— Nicholas Sparks, eharmony.com
“You have to make time for each other. Even a little bit of time, on a regular basis. You have to go out and reconnect.”— Nicholas Sparks, eharmony.com
“I think you’ve got to be attracted at least in some way. It doesn’t have to be physical: it could be emotional, or mental, or spiritual. But there has to be some attraction, or it’s just not going to work.”— Nicholas Sparks, eharmony.com
“Girls have to be patient. Men are dumb, we're oblivious, we're not always in tune to a girl's feelings. It’s not because we don't want to be, we do want to be, we just need guidance. Tell me where to go and I'll take you there. I don’t need a girl to make it happen, I can do that. I just need some d…”— Sabrina Alexis, Eric Charles, amazon.com
“Love is a complex blend of physical attraction and emotional attachment for men. Make a man realize that he needs you emotionally before he sees all of you sexually.”— Ethan Kent, lovepanky.com
“People who work together tend to share many common bonds and interests. Part of this is because working together allows individuals to get to know each other and establish a base line friendship before moving into a relationship.”— Joe Amoia, yourtango.com
“Even if a guy is relationship ready, if you bring up on date three that you’re ready for a relationship he’ll likely question whether you really want to be in a relationship with HIM or if you’re ready for a relationship with anyone. He’s going to wonder how, after two dinners and one museum trip, y…”— Marni Battista, eharmony.com
“I’m not so good with the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?”— Chandler Bing, amazon.com
“Stephen’s Picks! Today’s Stephen Pick: Sheet rock. It's quicker than plaster!”— Stephen Colbert, twitter.com
“Hey, awards show speech givers, none of us can see the countdown clock, mentioning it means nothing to us, it's like talking about a dream.”— Mindy Kaling, twitter.com
“You have one of the greatest hearts of anyone who ever lived, and I do not believe your heart told you to do this.”— Jack Thorne, Ginny Weasley, amazon.com
“The best advice I've ever received is, 'No one else knows what they're doing either.'”— Ricky Gervais, books.google.com
“You know how advice is – you only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyways.”— John Steinback, goodreads.com